The
v5passwd command is used to change a Kerberos principal's password using the
older administrative protocol.
If the
-u option is specified, a partially or fully qualified Kerberos principal may
be supplied. Otherwise, the principal name is derived from the identity
of the user invoking the
v5passwd command.
The
v5passwd command prompts for the current Kerberos password, which is verified by the
Kerberos server. If the old password is correct, the user is prompted twice
for the new password. Success or failure is indicated by messages printed
out by
v5passwd.
FILES
/tmp/tkt_kpw_[uid]
the temporary credentials cache ([uid] is the decimal UID of the user) for
the lifetime of the password changing operation.
